The saga continues.....

For those of you that don't know, my contract over in Japan has been uncertain since the end of November. This was due to the parent company deciding to pull the plug and either close or wind the business down. Technically we finished work in January and although everything was on hold we had to come into work still - we got paid quite handsomely for doing not very much at all. At the end of February all 4 of the contractors were given their 6 weeks notice for a mid March finish, and all the permanent employees were given their redundancy notices. All this time there were talks going on to sell the company and continue the project. However, deadlines passed - whooshed by and it looked like all hope was lost. Glen and myself were given a further two weeks in case the company was to close and all the assets had to be boxed up and sent back to the UK. But still no deal, nor any instruction to pack up.
Then a break through, a last a consortium of European companies came to the rescue and there project CEO visited Japan. However, there were still a lot of issues to be sorted out and time slipped buy. The two other contractors went, and without the certainty of a new contract, Glen made the difficult decision to accept a new position in Norway.
On the 1st of April I received a new 18 month contract from the consortium with the same terms and conditions as before, but this was still subject to all the assets being purchased but the consortium. This was a nightmare process and time after time there were complications and problems.
Finally all the assets required to continue the project have been purchased. We are now in the lull before the storm waiting for the big push and production to start again.
I always said that I would really try and stay in Japan for a while, even working in a bar or something, but it's so much better to be in a contract - and what a contract!
So.... where is that Corvette brouchure?....